700 Calorie Meals

The New 700 Calorie Meals is completely updated with more food information and more sample meals.

The New 700 Calorie Meals shows how simple it is to eat healthy breakfasts, lunches, and dinners at home and away from home. The emphasis is on minimally processed foods, lower in refined sugar and saturated fat providing more food with fewer calories than most fast food and restaurant meals.

All meals are tailorable to your dietary needs. Over 60 percent of Americans are overweight or obese and obtain 60 percent of their daily calories from prepared foods. The average American consumes about 3,800 calories per day. A person of average height needs between 2,000 and 2,400 calories per day. Three 700 calorie meals provide 2,100 calories. Reducing calorie consumption from 3,800 to 2,100 is considered extreme, but you can begin to make small changes, without giving up foods you love to lose or maintain your weight.

Meal suggestions in this book are based on recipes from the Italian Mediterranean Diet cookbook series and www.italianmeddiet.com. While the emphasis is Mediterraneans, sample meals cover a variety of cuisines.

Whether your goal is weight loss, weight maintenance or just healthier eating, The New 700 Calorie Meals shows you can cut calories, saturated fat and sodium while eating more food, so you do not feel hungry.